Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

Disguise a lesson focused on shape recognition as a Santa collage, and your pre-kindergartener won't even realize she's learning!

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Help your kindergartener practice his shape recognition and develop his fine motor skills by making a scarecrow at home.

This imaginative art activity will help your child to better understand symmetry and explore color and shape.

Boost shape recognition with this matching game where your child will pair up sticks to create simple shapes.

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

Want to add a little craftiness to preschool math? Break out the glue gun and create a button board!

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Make a mixed up animal collage and help your preschooler build her visual arts and math skills along the way.

Try this fun and interactive collage activity with your preschooler to teach her the "building blocks" of math and architecture.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

Play with shapes, like triangles and circles, to help your child review the different kinds and create a new picture!

Help your preschooler create ice cube bead necklaces to cool off while practicing gross motor skills and sequencing, and discussing states of matter.

Help your preschooler or preschooler with shape recognition, math, and matching by creating your own personal shapes cards, good for home or car.

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.